Who has used Staun Internal Beadlocks?

[waynehartwig]

Hmmm, I will agree to disagree on that. Sure the customer is always right, but on the same hand I won't even make junk available to them. If I havn't or wouldn't run it, I won't sell it. My personal gig, different strokes for different folks...

Agreed...


Someone needs to try these out and let us know! I've been eyeballing them for about 6 months now. I haven't acted because of the initial investment (I could think of other things to do with $800).

 

[Milner]

There are also two valve stems instead of one, and If you change rim sizes, you have to buy a new set. They have many ups and downs. I have been hoping the price would come down as they become more popular.

The valve stems are not an issue there are plugs available, or you can just stick a regular valve stem in it and have to options when airing up....

Depending on the size change, you may just be able to just get a new liner and use the same bladder.

 

[Crawler]

Here is a quick response from a friend of mine that runs these beadlocks on a c5 blazer down in AZ. He wheels it hard and has a lot of experience on difficult trails.

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They seem to work pretty well. I still managed to get gravel jammed in the
bead of the tire when I was really grinding on the side wall. I think I may
not have been keeping enough air in the beadlock tube.
I recently had two of them go flat. I think I may have pinched the tubes
when intalling them. I had been running them for about 5 months before they
went flat. I shipped the tubes to Staun so they could see if they could
figure out what happened. They are kind of a pain, well not kind of, they
are a pain to install. The first one took 1 1/2 to 2 hours to install. The
rest went a little faster like 45 minutes or so each.
The tires are a little slower to air down but take a lot less time to air
back up because you are not trying to fill as much volume.
Over all I like them and will continue to use them.


One man's opinion on them.

 

[Bud]

Bud, did you see the write-up about Staun in the 4 Wheel Parts Magazine (Adventures)? I just got it in the mail. Pretty good comparison against regular Beadlocks.

didn't see it yet, I'll check it out

 

[Bud]

Here is a quick response from a friend of mine that runs these beadlocks on a c5 blazer down in AZ. He wheels it hard and has a lot of experience on difficult trails.

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They seem to work pretty well. I still managed to get gravel jammed in the
bead of the tire when I was really grinding on the side wall. I think I may
not have been keeping enough air in the beadlock tube.
I recently had two of them go flat. I think I may have pinched the tubes
when intalling them. I had been running them for about 5 months before they
went flat. I shipped the tubes to Staun so they could see if they could
figure out what happened. They are kind of a pain, well not kind of, they
are a pain to install. The first one took 1 1/2 to 2 hours to install. The
rest went a little faster like 45 minutes or so each.
The tires are a little slower to air down but take a lot less time to air
back up because you are not trying to fill as much volume.
Over all I like them and will continue to use them.


One man's opinion on them.

good input, someone that's used them!